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WALDOS DERBY FAVORITISM C0FIRMED BY GOOD TRIAL - : j i v I I J . t « ■ ] , 1 j t 1 ! j j , t , , , . ! . a [ I 1 1 1 I j ] ] • ■ • : Louisville. Kv.. Mav 2.— The Kentucky Herby o! MM is now sure of having a field ol" from twelve q to fifteen on Mav 10. Of the thirty thai cpialilie.i to stall in tin- big race, fifteen have dropped bj the ! wav-idc as probable starters. Barleythorpe. Colli* a a Ormsbv. Tom Toohev and Bon Antonio are all in tke I ea-t and will not come west until the close of tke I season Phil Mohr is in California and will remain 1 on the coast, while Mast.- Kugei.e. Ben K. Sleet. I Tjrraa Uarkie If.. MciiilTs II. . •. r.elan.l and Mel- i •aorme have displayed no Herby class in irials. Sickness has interfered with the preparation of Ike Fad and Captain Morris. Of the reniainimr fifteen it is dilli.-ult to figure en anv that mav drop .nil. It would be no surprise t if all or this high class band lace tke barrier, which , would equal the record in the number of starters in j, this event.. [ The accompanying table, showing the best perforin ances of the probable starters since they became j three-vear-olds. demonstrates Ihat the Herby is an , open race. Last winter, when these horses com t inenced their tirst training for the race, it looked all Waldo. Nv it appears that there are other Dark | linaaMlllltlrit. and the Harrison coll may fail to .1. , liver. One thing is nearly sure the winner this j war will be the crack of the season, as il seems t certain thru many of the starters, even if beaten in ; a this race, will shine on the turf in MM. i Of the performances noted in the table. Boca , Crandc scored his mile trial for tke race in 1:411 t in a race at Jacksonville, which he won. The track i was g.xxl. Boola Boola went his trial at the Ken , luckv Association track at Lexington. Willi the :, track good. Colinets mile in 1 :4t.A was run over : the farm track at Idle Hour Stud, near Lexington. ; a w hi. li is considered siow. Charles F. Cruitiger did .". his trial at Churchill Downs on a heavy, track. Honau worked over tie- same course, but it was dry- t ing out. Kve White also worked at the Powns. but i the track was good. Fight ing Bobs trial, at tin- I How us. was ov.r a good track. C. M. Milhr did his i best mile in Canada. Callnnt Pirates work was i on the llowiis course when it was slow, .lohu Mor- . lis worked at Hie Kentucky Association track am! the course was fast. John Furlongs sensational milt | was over the course at the Kentucky Trotting Horse | Breeders Association at Lexington. Relluf worked | at Churchill Downs, track fast. Suregets trial was i at the Dedraa. track goo.l. Toplands good mile anc, , quarter was at the Downs, track good. Waldo | worked at the Downs yesterday. The tabulation of the best performances of the i likely starters, together with the names of their I trainers and probable jockeys, is as follows: Name. Trainer. Jockey. Dist. Time. : Waldo B. Colston. . ..V. Powers. 1 1-4 2:11 i asses flrasaV __W II. Fixer.. A. Walsh.. *1 1:411 I Baakl Boola...!. o. Keene...T. Bice ... 1 1 :4.V. C. K. Craingcr.W. II. Hopkiiislluinag. 1 .. 1 1:481 i Colinet C. Ilaminond...K. Dugau.. 1 1:464 I Donau Jeorge Ham. ..HerlK-rt ...ll-8 1:58f Le White W. II. Fizer. ..Mountain .1 l-s 1 :."..".* t Fighting Bob. .James Cass. ..Page 1 1-4 2:0»5 I U. If. Miller.. V. Walker ..Kamsey ... 1 1:434 i Callant Pirate. Fled I.uzadcr.. Kennedy ..11-8 1:3*4] I Jik- Morris . Baker Moleswh . 1 1471 John Furlong. . W. Crater Troxler ... 1 1 :40i i Belluf Peter Covne...F.. Martin .1 1 -S 1 :.".." * Sureget Ceorge Ham. ..Keogh 1 1-S 2:10- fopland C.C. Van.Meter.D. Austin. 1 1-4 2:is; *Tbis time made in actual race; others in preparatory trials. Tiie program ksak of the first eleven days of the twenty-three days spring race meeting, which begins Slav 10. at Chun-hill Downs, and which was compiled and arranged by Secretary Lyman H. Davis, sin-pa— es his previous efforts and is the e.pial in every way of any hook issued by any of the New York racing organizations. The book is artistic: it contains in format ion valuable to the patrons of the s|»ort and it is indexed, thus rendering it easy for those who desire to quickly ascertain what they want to know. The front of the cover liears a splendid half-tone of Wintergreen. winner of the MM Derby in a purple Ihix. emblematic of the colors of J." B. Bespi ss. On the back is shown a half-tone of Aristides. winner af the first Derby, and the Lireon and yellow colors of his owner. Price Me Qratk. Th" conditions of the races are given, also tin previous winners of the Derbv. Debutante Stakes. Clark Handicap. Colonel Stakes. Bashfi.rd Manor Stakes. Tobacco Stakes, formerly run as the Blue Crass and Maiden Stakes. Juvenile Stakes. Frank Fchr Stakes. Louisville Handicap and Kentucky Oaks. The stake dates for the coming meeting are as follows: Kentuckv Derbv. three vear-olds. Tuesday. May 10. Debutante Stakes, twoyear-old fillies. Thursday. Mav 12. Clark Handicap, three-vear-olds and over, Saturday Mav 14. Colonel Stakes, three-vcar olds and over. Tuesday. Mav 17. Bashford Manor Stakes, two-vear-old colts. Thursday. May M. Bomb.. n Handicap, three-vear-olds and over. Saturday. May 21. Tobacco Stakes, three year-olds. Tuesday. May 24. Juvenile Stakes, two year olds. Thursday. May 2d. Frank Fehr Stakes, three year-olds and over, and Centleinens Cup. three-vcar olds and over. Saturday. Mav js. UaajssrBje Handicap, three-year olds and over. Thursday. June 2. Kentuckv oaks, three-vear-old fillies. Saturday. June 4. - : j q ! a a I I 1 I i t , j, [ j , t | , j t ; a i , t i , :, : ; a .". t i I i i . | | | i , | i I : i I i I t I i I i Waldo, the Derby favorite, went a mile and a quarter, the full distance of the great race, al Churchill Downs yesterday. The trial was ovi r a track nearly as fast as on a regular race day. but stiff breeze, blowing up the backstrelch. was a little against the rait, Karly hi the morning trainer 1 Raleigh Colston cantered Waldo slowly once around tin- inside track. Then he put him away to awail the arrival from Ixxiiigton of C. L. Harrison, and jockey Vincent Powers. Ipoii their arrival Waldo and his work companion. Durante, came upon the track with their regular exercise lx.vs up. With Durante in the lead Irainer Colston let Waldo gallop a mile, and then brought them back and walked them fifteen minutes in Iron I of the judges stand. When the horses hail l-eeii properly ai oiu Powers mounted Waldo and. with Donate, went up to the six.eentb post and started 1 he trial, the fracti.mals of which were as follows: ISj, 24J. M|, 4S3. 1:01:. 1:14?,. 1 :2Sr j mile. 1:42: mile and one-eighth. 1 :." »». and the mile and a quar ter. 2:11, Donate pulled up at the three quarters po-i .ind the Derby favorite came tin- last half un-p.-iced. Irainer Colston seenic.l satisfied with tlic colts |H-rfoi-maiice. as he only worked at bis best for a mile. Powers slowing him down the last quarter and especially the filial eighth. The colt seemed bit tared, but assay trainers who witnessed the trial thought this was due alone to a shortness in work, and that with another fast mile ami a •Barter Waldo would 1m- about keyed up. Owner liar rison was pleased witli Waldos performance and express, d himself as delighted with Waldos appear ance. This work of Waldo strengthens his status as the Detky favorite. At this time he is quot.il as .". to 2 ehamv. Fighting Bob is :; to 1: Donau. to 1. and Toplaml and Belluf are quoted at S to 1. The other probable starters range from 10 to M to 1. Powers seemed to like the colt, but intimated that Waldo needed a pacemaker in order to get from Mas his best effort. Powers formed this opinion, he said, from the fact that after Durante Balled up at the three-quarters |M st Waldo slackened perceptibly in his stride. The work of other than Derby candidates at the Downs vostcrday was rather of a slow order, with the exception of the twoyear-old Pit-a-Pit. a Debu- tante Stakes candidate, from the stable of 0. C. Van Meter. She worked a half in ."ol,. Winter-green. winner of the MM Kentucky Derby, weal a half in 51, and the speedy sprinter, T. M. Ureea, went t lie same distance in similar time. Th •• latter ouhi easilv have worked the distance in 4il or l et-ter. Waldo came sleety out of bis Derby route trial of 2:11 on Sunday and today, when cantetcd around the inside track, showed no signs of soreness and looked the perfect picture of good health ami condition. Trainer Colston will give the great colt a short work of four or five furlongs proliahly tomorrow and will set him down again Wednesday to about his Basil over the full Derby course. Trainers believe that the son of Ilanud.s will then dearly establish his right to the position of post favorite in the big race, as they look for him to work a most sensational trial. There were many horses at work today over the Churchill Dsaraa and Douglas Park tracks, both of which were right fast. The best of the moves were: Alice — Three-quarters in 1 :22. All Bed — Three-quarters in 1:15. Berry Maid — Five-eighfhs in 1:0:L Billy BaaVaser — Half mile in BSf. Billy Pullman — Three-quarters in 1:1S. Captain Kennedy — Three-quarters iu l:17j. Carew — Half mile in 4!C Clysmic Water — Quarter in 2.S*. Colonel Hogan — Quarter in 24J. Dr. BodiiK-— Quarter in 241,. KM Morgan — Quarter in 24J. Eva Tatiguay — Three quarters in 1 :lf K. Fantastic — Three-quarters in 1:24. First, Premium — Three quarters in 1:102. Friend Harry — Half mile in .".4. Hugh McCowan— Half mile in ."»2». Hughes — Three-quarters in 1:21. John Carroll— Mile in 1:51. Jupiter Joe — Three-quarters in 1:1 S. Lady Welles — Three -quarters in 1:211. Mamie Algol— Mile in 1:50. Marbles — Seven-eighths in 1 :o4. Mettie Bereaml — Three-quarters in 1:17s- Molesev--Three-quarters in T:20. Bound the World— Five-eighths in 1:05. Bue— Half mile in 11*. Sinfran — Tln-ie-eighths in "6£. St. Aulaire— Mile in l:4Sf. Si.irthig — Half mile in Sift. Sugarinaiii — .Half mile in 50«. The Hague — Quarter in 24. Valley Stream — Half mile in 51. The SCaaSsaatC Dtaasetta, which has produced for the Markbiii stable the useful racers Beau Briiinmel. W. A. Leach. The Boval Prince and Prince Imperial, has just foaled a tilly by Dick Welles. Markl. iu will mate Dixoletta this season to Orlando, and the produce will be either a brother or sister to the S12.8M Prince !■« I lal Other interesting stud news at the Downs is that J. B. Wainwrights race mare La Paretic has foaled a chestnut colt, by Star Shoot. Fred Luzader will this year break her first produce, a yearling bay tilly by Ben Stroine. She will be mated this season with Ogdeu. Mr. Wainwrights other good mare. Polly Prim, will be bred this season for the tirst time, anil he has SSStCSad Orlando as her male. T. II. Stevens has shipped fourteen horses to I.a-tonia in rkarge of bis son. John Stevens. Five of the Stevens horses will he raced at Churchill Downs.
